teaching by twitter [presented at curtin university, western australia]
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Teaching by TwitterExtending the classroom via Social Media?
Andrew Smith
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Brief - who am I● Senior Lecturer in Networking
Have just had work recognised by JISC in UK as one of UK Higher Education’s top #50 Social Media Influencers
● I specialise in teaching Cisco CCNA and CCNP networking to undergraduate as well as postgraduate students as well as CyberSecurity / Network Security / Digital Forensics / Linux
● Find me as @teraknor on twitter or follow @OUCisco / @OUCyberSec
● I work at the Open University - a Blended Distance University in the United Kingdom
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Teaching by Twitter
Setting the Context
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Context (1)● The Open University has c600-800 students
every year studying CCNA or CCNP based modules
● We have reached 6500+ Cisco Academy students since 2005
● Engaged in social media activity since September 2013
● We teach nerds network engineering
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Context (2)● The Open University has been teaching since
1969 - Royal Charter making us ‘an old university’
● On average around 150,000+ students
● Reached five million students since inception
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Context (3)● Blended Distance Learning requires a large
machine to meet demands of scale
● We vary model according to discipline, content and context
● Some modules entirely online● Some modules require face-to-face tutorials● Some modules have day schools● Some modules have residential schools
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Context (4) ● We create content - sourced content is used,
use is low volume in comparison
● A student must be able to read the material and complete the assessment in their own context - we set way points, they manage their own study
● Our model is based on an asynchronous paradigm
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Back to Teaching by Twitter
Please do tweet, do take pictures, you may even wish to use Periscope?
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Free is a price I am willing to pay● we cannot predict what platform our
students/customers prefer to use○ it could be a smart phone○ or a web browser○ or a specific application
● nor should we care
● developers everywhere have created the software for us
● so, lets use them all
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And then comes the inspiration ...Lets use social media to enhance the teaching of
one of our Cisco modules. Ensuring that it leaks out onto the Internet as well as supports the
learning of our current students.
Using social media to deliver a form of knowledge nugget or intellectual reinforcement technique.
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Teaching by Twitter
What platforms do we use?
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So what platforms do we use (1)● Creation of an ‘Open University Cisco’ group● Currently over 470+ members
● Tends to attract a variety of professionals (which is obvious) ○ Cisco CCNA/CCNP engineers beyond the
confines of the module being taught○ Open University Cisco Alumni
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So what platforms do we use (2)● Created a fan page (277+) more from within
Open University Course● Also specialist Packet Tracer >> Mac group
(1490+)○ Linked to my pedagogical simulation work
● Very eclectic mix of members● Occasional questions come in via this route
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So what platforms do we use (3)● 663 followers● 30% seem to be from within the course itself● some we pick up from retweets, faves and
exchanges with @CiscoNetAcad● we do get frequent twitter exchanges with a
small section (25-30 est) members of this community
● also embedded within moodle - reaching 500 students on current module presentation
● we will discuss ‘impressions’ later
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So what platforms do we use (4)● 120 followers● the quietest of all … ● however it does help in search engine rank● but … I use the Google to RSS site …
○ http://gplus-to-rss.appspot.com/○ we see some using RSS readers
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So what platforms do we use (5)● Allows depth to some of the content● has been useful in sharing some internal
ideas, externally● looking to evolve as a source of additional
content
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So what platforms do we use (6)● we have some deliberate short ‘named’ URLs● used when we link to internal university
content● also used for occasional course promotion
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So what platforms do we use (7)● Periscope - Mini Monday Networking
● Practical Streaming Video Show Tell sessions around one specific network engineering topic/concept/skill
● Persistent for 24 hours
● Session length ten mins● Typical audience varies from 40 to 120 per
session
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So what platforms do we use (8)● Micro PodCasting● No more than ten minutes of audio
● Idea stolen from Curtin Cisco Academy from Vision Impaired and supported by Royal National College for the Blind (in the UK)
● Demo/Explanation entirely audio yet kept deliberately short in keeping with affordance of Social Media
● Is 1/2 an hour too long for a podcast in the social media space
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So what platforms do we use (9)● IFTTT - IF This Then That● Creation of Rule (recipes) for social media
integration - also works with IoE technology● You do one thing on social media - it will
automatically syndicate to other platforms ● One input becomes multiple outputs
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So what platforms do we use (10)● Hoot suite
● Multi Social Media Platform Scheduling and Automation
● Allows you to schedule one message at a time on multiple accounts (for free)
● Allows you to schedule multiple (350) messages on multiple accounts via CSV for USD$ 9.99 per month
● I use this for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN and Google+
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Then stringing it together
$9.99 per month
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Teaching by Twitter
Engagement Methods!
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Engagement Methods (1a)● Sequential CSV’s* of Course related content
○ We know our study calendar (you may know this as a scheme of work)
○ We know more-or-less when students will be covering content
● Use a separate CSV with weekly reminders○ what should you be studying○ what assignments are due○ day schools (classes) or other module events
● As we are externally facing, occasional information on the course opportunities we offer
○ Covert rather than overt
*Comma Separated Values
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Engagement Methods (1b)● The sequence must follow the study plan -
however, the student can be:
● Ahead as this is a reminder● On time as this is reinforcement● or behind as this is foresight
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Engagement Methods (2)● Why CSV …
○ they work with the Hootsuite publisher tools
○ but no repetition○ there has to be less than 140 characters,
as Twitter is the lowest denominator
● I generated around 1100 automated updates, which can be reused, amended, added to etc
● I am actually lazy by default and wonder why we automate so little ☺
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Engagement Methods (2a)I am automating at this precise moment - there are
updates going out every 5 - 10 minutes on @OUCisco
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Engagement Methods (2b)● Do not underestimate
your reach● You will easily go beyond
your own ‘campus’
● Do not simply stick to local times as community is potentially global
● You will eventually discover the best times per presentation
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Engagement Methods (3)● Do not fear memes● Use plenty of images
○ Humour is needed to break up the technical/academic content
○ You have to decide on what the right mix is
○ this is a module, where written word is priority, yet images help
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Engagement Methods (4)● YouTube and other video sources
○ These consume time … therefore for this run I focussed on humour
○ I used … ■ the day the routers died■ Mr Bean taking an exam■ the medieval help desk■ elders of the internet
● I am looking to expand these with some teccie vid’s, I have already produced two with our Knowledge Media Institute which we have already shared in the next course
● Also one of our associate lecturers has been producing short teccie YouTube clips – which we are sharing
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Engagement Methods (5)● If it comes to mind or is current … DO IT!
● News stories or popular themes, add them in.● Articles published or other activities consider
them
I write for ‘The Conversation’, it is their logo to the left … adding in these articles helped readership
and developing the wider community following the different social media platforms
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Engagement Methods (6)● Talk to them via social media … they do not
bite!!!
● Questions do come in via the different social media outlets○ Engage, but also allow others to engage
as well○ Encourage those who are also engaging,
they are your greatest allies
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Engagement Methods (7)● Open questions work … followers like to
answer these
● Enquiring about the opinion of the audience also gets a response.
● Take note of which posts get a reaction, it will surprise you … some of the tougher subjects are more likely to get a response
● Be prepared to ditch posts or reuse posts
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Finding your allies● There is nothing wrong with a getting a few
‘friends’ or ‘colleagues’ involved
● Very useful for …○ RT’s in Twitter○ Shares in Facebook○ Likes on LinkedIN
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Teaching by Twitter
Evidence of Impact and Data?
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Qualitative Analysis: The 14J Survey• Survey of students and external
participants in 14J (2014-15, Oct Start)
• Short question, aimed near end of module before exam
• Same questions offered to internal and external communities
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Looking at the data … qualitative (1)
Survey of students and external participants in 14J (yes it is self selecting)
The survey offered five
options
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Looking at the data … qualitative (2)
Survey of students and external participants in 14J (yes it is self selecting)
%age of population surveyed
Majority used at least two platforms
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Looking at the data … qualitative (3)
Survey of students and external participants in 14J (yes it is self selecting)
1..5 Scale, 5 is best
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Quantitative Analysis: • Twitter and Facebook freely give their
data
• For Twitter impressions tells us more than RT’s, favourites or Followers
• Collecting data each month
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Quantitative Analysis: Twitter
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Quantitative Analysis: Facebook
Facebook Organic Reach
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Teaching by Twitter
Activity …
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Let us give you something to do!• Download, install, find Hootsuite
• Link it to a social media account (you could use your Facebook account)
• Schedule some messages
There are other tools such as twuffer, buffer and social spout
Discuss - how you could deploy this in your discipline
20 - 30 Minutes
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What next at the OU?● Replication with:
o @OUCyberSec (1700+) which follows each FutureLearn MOOC presentation
o Development of @OULinux ready for a short course
o Developing a BDL course with Curtin on ‘Distance Learning’
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Any Questions & discussion